Heritage foundry

Chapter 476 Mind Art
"Send the order to let them all surrender, tell them not to be afraid, just say that they have already negotiated with Zhou Mo here, and they will not be in danger."

Ruiwen smiled and made a decision, which made the two princes look curious.

"Ruiwen, what happened in the Holy Cross Territory?" Louis Fengxing slightly lowered his head in thought, and then a happy expression appeared on his face.

Nodding her head, Ruiwen said:
"I don't know the specifics, but the Windwalker organization sent news that the administrative affairs department of the Holy Cross Territory summoned all the administrative officials of the main city late at night, and all these administrative officials returned to their respective cities overnight, and they were not in Mocheng. Stay a little longer!"

Ruiwen glanced at Louis and Marlowe with green eyes.

The two princes are not political idiots either. Overnight, many officials in the frontier were summoned and then hurried back to their respective jurisdictions. Something important must have happened!

But Marlowe frowned, looked at Riwen and said:

"Ruiwen, that's the case, it's not worthy of your joy, and make a decision immediately!"

"It's natural!"

Ruiwen raised a jade hand and gently rubbed her forehead. These days, she supported the kingdom of the sea alone, and she was really tired under the pressure of the Holy Cross Territory.

"If it's just this bit of news, I won't let this princess make a decision, but just now, in all the main cities of the Holy Cross Territory, the order should have been processed at this time, but it has not been conveyed to the government affairs system of the Holy Cross Territory according to the usual practice. each department."

"Using the words of the Windwalker organization to describe it, it seems that the government system of the Holy Cross Territory was instantly paralyzed overnight."

Marlowe became excited when he heard the words, and hurriedly said:

"Let the windrunners investigate, they must find out, what is going on, what did that Zhou Mo do? Something that can paralyze the entire government affairs system must be a major event!"

Lewis agrees:

"That's right, not only is it a major event, but it should also be a major event that is extremely related to the government affairs system. I will ask Feng Xun to investigate from this aspect."

"If we understand what happened in the territory of the Holy Cross, then we will have an extremely important bargaining chip in the negotiation!"

Rui Wen got up, shook her hands gracefully, walked out of the courtyard, and said:
"I'm tired, you two should look at the arrangements for these things, and come to me when Prince Reese arrives!"

Rui Wen breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a wave of exhaustion hitting her bottom line endlessly, knowing that it was time for her to rest, after saying that, regardless of how the two people behind her responded, she was full of thoughts about going back to the bedroom, Get a good night's sleep.

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Zhou Mo was pushed awake in his sleep, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Mina looking at him seriously.

Seeing Mina's face, Zhou Mo knew that something important had happened, and his eyes immediately turned serious, making Mina who was about to speak shut up.

Pushing aside the white silk covering his chest, he gently lifted Lin Dai'er's head and placed it on the pillow. Zhou Mo got up quickly and walked outside. Miya and Mina were already waiting there, quickly He changed Zhou Mo's clothes.

After walking out of the bedroom, Zhou Mo asked:
"Is something wrong with the government officials?"

Mina nodded with a serious face, lowered her voice and said:
"My lord, almost all the transmission of government orders was paralyzed this morning. All the political officials in the main city, as if they had made an appointment, all sent sick notes to the government affairs hall. Now, Lord Ren Nian and Lord Cullen are waiting for you in the study. "

A trace of killing intent flashed in Zhou Mo's black eyes, and he said in a deep voice:

"Where's De Gester?"

Mina was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said:

"Master De Gester is here, but I heard that he has already arrived at the military headquarters."

Only then did Zhou Mo's expression soften, and he nodded in praise:

"Order De Gester, let the Retribution Knights come to Mexico City immediately!"

Mina nodded, then turned and left.

When Zhou Mo came to the study, he saw Ren Nian with a pale face spinning around in the study, and the fat man was also frowning, sitting on the sofa in a corner.

Seeing Zhou Mo push the door in, Ren Nian stopped in his tracks, with a look of shame on his face, the fat man stood up, strode up to Zhou Mo, and said in a calm voice:

"Boss, the government system was paralyzed at the same time, and the weeds were caught off guard, and the news might have leaked out!"

Zhou Mo frowned, looked at Ren Nian and asked:

"What's going on, it's just one night, and it's not yet dawn at this time, even if the political officials have discussed it, it's impossible to make such a big commotion in such a short time, right? It's not time for them to deal with government affairs!"

With a face full of self-blame, Ren Nian said:

"My lord, at this time, it should have been the time when the government affairs departments of each city issued orders, opened the city gates, and dispatched city affairs field staff to deal with the merchants entering the city and the caravans leaving the city."

"However, because the administrative officials of each city did not issue orders in time when they should have issued orders, the gate opening hours of all the main cities are fully an hour late today!"

"The garbage generated in the city last night was not transported out of the city in time. The city affairs field workers in each city were greeted by the government officials. There is no order to go out to the field."

Zhou Mo heard the words, his complexion became more and more gloomy, and asked again:
"How is it now?"

Ren Nian replied:
"After I knew the situation, I issued an order directly bypassing all the administrative officials. All city government affairs can be carried out according to the usual practice without delay."

"At this time, the main cities have been in operation, but the impact has already been caused, and this is not a long-term solution. Most of the government officials in those cities are the confidantes of the government officials. Without the pressure of the government officials, if they obey my orders It's not impossible!"

The situation exceeded Zhou Mo's expectations. He never expected that these political officials would really dare to fight against Ren Nian, or against him, the lord!

"Ren Nian, what's your opinion on this situation?"

Ren Nian hesitated for a while before saying:

"My lord, do you want to stabilize these political officials first, and then we will have plenty of time to settle accounts with them in the future!"

Zhou Mo was silent, and the fat man said:

"Boss, the Weeds have already set their eyes on all the political officials and all their family members and confidantes. With your order, all these things will be taken down before dawn!"

Ren Nian was in a hurry and said to the fat man sharply:
"Fatty, if you take them down, how much shock and loss will it cause, don't you know?"

"Don't forget, outside the territory of the Holy Cross, there are still nobles watching us, watching our flaws at any time."

Zhou Mo understood Ren Nian's attitude. He advocated taking a step back and appeasing these political officials first.

But Zhou Mo didn't want to do that.

Zhou Mo was silent, neither commenting on Ren Nian nor Fatty's words.

Not long after, a heavy steel footstep stopped at the door of the study, knocking on Zhou Mo's study door.

"Come in!"

Xun pushed open the study door, walked into the study, then knelt down on one knee in front of Zhou Mo, bowed his head respectfully and said:
"My lord, I am ordered to come here!"

Seeing the punishment, Ren Nian took a breath, as if he saw the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood that was about to be set off in each main city.

"My lord, even if these government officials are all damned, it should be at this time. If they do something at this time, the territory will not be able to restore peace within three months. During this time, if there are nobles who fan the flames and give support, I am afraid There will be great disaster!"

Xun, who knelt on the ground on one knee, didn't respond to Ren Nian's words, but was just waiting for Zhou Mo's order.

"Block the City Lord's Mansion of Mo City, and then go and hang the head of Mo City's administrative officer on the head of Mo City!"

Punishment responded dully, and then the battle armor around him made a slight humming sound, and he got up and was about to go out.

But Ren Nian grabbed his thick steel arm.

No one would care about Ren Nian, he used brute force to break away from Ren Nian's hand, and strode out of the study.

Ren Nian was in a hurry, but he knew he couldn't stop him, so he knelt down in front of Zhou Mo with a plop, and said:
"My lord, you must not raise the butcher's knife at this time, absolutely not!"

Zhou Mo lowered his eyes and looked at Ren Nian who was kneeling on the ground. He understood Ren Nian's mood at this time, and also understood what he wanted to stop the punishment.

But Zhou Mo still asked, he wanted Ren Nian to say:
"Ren Nian, why don't you do it? What are you afraid of?"

Ren Nian kowtowed and said:
"My lord, killing one person at this time is no different from killing a hundred people. With one stroke of the butcher's knife, all the government officials will immediately alienate you from your lord. Even if they are strongly persuaded, they will also plant hidden dangers. These are all established by the Holy Cross Territory. Afterwards, following you, my lord, following the territory of the Holy Cross, a group of people have grown up!"

"Although they are temporarily bewitched by money and muddled their minds, their loyalty to you and your territory is unmatched by others!"

"I hope that my lord will take pity on them because they were all born in hard times. I hope that my lord will give them a chance to persuade them, and I will persuade them immediately. I will never let you down, my lord!"

Ren Nian's words were a little incoherent, and he was clearly in a panic.

Zhou Mo heard Ren Nian's words, but remained silent until Xun returned to the city lord's mansion to return his orders.

The smell of blood filled the study room, and the voice of punishment echoed in the study room:

"My lord, I have followed your order to hang the head of Mo City's administrative officer on the city gate. During the period, there were seventy-four people who blocked me, and four of them were all killed, and the heads were hung on the city gate together. above the city gate."

Zhou Mo nodded silently, thought for a while, and ordered:
"Don't move the family members of the city lord of Mo City. They are under house arrest in his current residence and cannot get outside!"

Xun obeyed and retreated.

Ren Nian collapsed on the ground and killed a Mocheng government official. If the government affairs system in the Holy Cross Territory were not happy in normal times, how many positions would be vacated if a government official fell?
But now, the new system is about to be promoted, and the huge dividends in front of it have divided the lord and the political officials into two opposing forces.

Now that Zhou Mo killed the political officer of Mocheng, it was equivalent to igniting the spark of war between the two forces.

As for the outcome of the war, Ren Nian had already predicted that it could only be that all the political officials were killed by Zhou Mo, and there might be a few clever ones who turned back in time, but they would definitely not be reused in the future.

This is equivalent to the fact that the political officer system he created will be wiped out in this unilateral massacre war!
Ren Nian sighed in his heart, the lord entrusted him with all the government affairs, so that the political officials below didn't know enough about the lord, these government officials might think that the lord of the Holy Cross is really a benevolent person who is considerate of the common people lord!

However, Ren Nian, who was already desperate at this time, suddenly heard Zhou Mo say:
"Notice, the time on the invitation of the Holy Cross has been postponed for two days. During these three days, the lord will be meditating in this city lord's mansion, and no one should disturb him!"

"Fatty, let out the wind. Today's disposal is an urgent response from the staff in the mansion and the people close to me when I am in meditation."

"Call Qianshu to come."

Qian Shu arrived at Zhou Mo's study half a quarter of an hour later, her face was heavy, and she had obviously heard about what happened in the Holy Cross territory.

"My lord!" After bowing and saluting, Qianshu heard Zhou Mo order:

"Release the news that the lord does not allow the system of political officials to be contaminated with the invitation of the Holy Cross, and then release the news that these political officials are resisting the order. Remember, the details must be vague, but the matter must also be communicated clearly."

After Qian Shu accepted, she stood aside and secretly speculated why Zhou Mo did this.

Zhou Mo looked at the fat man again, and said:

"Let weeds' dark-line field workers spread the news, just say that the invitation to the Holy Cross involves the distribution of wealth in the new social system, how to exaggerate and spread!"

The fat man obeyed.

Listening to Zhou Mo's well-organized orders with extremely clear intentions, Ren Nian only felt waves of dizziness, raised his head, and looked at Zhou Mo almost beggingly.

In the study, others may still wonder what the intention of Zhou Mo's order is, but Ren Nian is very clear.

If Zhou Mo's order is fully implemented, in the future, political officials will be separated from the merchants and civilians in the entire Holy Cross territory, and even be hated by the merchants and civilians!

Sensing Ren Nian's gaze, Zhou Mo lowered his head, looked at Ren Nian with a smile for a while, and then said:

"Ren Nian, this Lord is kind enough, you should understand!"

Ren Nian bowed his head dejectedly, lamenting in his heart, it was better than killing all the political officials.

But thinking of this, the political officials are no longer trusted by the lord, and they cannot be supported by the people. I am afraid that they will really be reduced to public servants who handle various matters in the territory of the Holy Cross!

"My lord's methods are superb, let me worship you every year!"

But in the end, all the thoughts turned into this sentence, which came out of Ren Nian's mouth.

"Go down, Ren Nian, I don't want to see, three days later, the government affairs system of the entire Holy Cross Territory has not been restored!"

Ren Nian stood up in a daze, feeling exhausted all over his body, and walked out of the study with heavy steps.

"My lord, I can't blame Ren Nian for this matter." Looking at Ren Nian's figure, Qian Shu couldn't help feeling pity in her heart, looked at Zhou Mo's face, saw that it wasn't particularly gloomy, and said something in a low voice.

Zhou Mo raised his head and glanced at Qianshu, he laughed and said:

"I handed over the power to him. Now that there is a problem with the government affairs system, the lord must personally clean up the mess. Don't blame him, but whom?"

Qian Shu's red lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't dare to say what was in her heart.

But the fat man muttered:
"Boss, if you didn't send Holy Cross invitations to these people from the beginning, will there be no such things soon?"

Zhou Mo glanced at the fat man and said:

"There is no invitation card, these political officials who rely on the power, don't stretch out their hands when they see fat? What a joke!"

"Only by beating them painfully once will they have a long memory. Only when enough heads fall off can there be deterrence! Political officials, from time to time, pick out a group to kill, and there are always many people who applaud!"

"Also, let's use this incident to take a good look at how many people are dissatisfied with me, the lord, and how many people don't take my lord's order seriously!"

(End of this chapter)